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2011 Outdoor: Did not compete.

2011 Indoor: Earned a school-record seventh All-America honor, placing eighth at the national meet in the pole vault (17-6.5, 5.35m) … Led the team in the pole vault, posting a season-best height at the Virginia Tech Challenge (17-11.25, 5.47m) … Placed fourth at the ACC Championships (17-1, 5.21m) … Won the pole vault at the VT Elite Meet (17-5.5, 5.32m) … Finished at least third in five pole vault competitions during the season.

2010 Outdoor: Won his second-consecutive ACC title in the Pole Vault with a career-best height of 18-0.5 (5.50m) … Earned All-American status, vaulting to an eighth place finish at the NCAA Championships (17-4.50, 5.30m) … Became Tech’s first two-time men’s Pole Vault conference champion since Brian Mondschein, an eventual four-time champion from 2003-2006 … Finished in the top three in every Pole Vault competition of the season, winning at the ACC Championships and the Aggie Classic (17-1, 5.21m) … Placed third at the NCAA East Region semifinals (17-2.75, 5.25m).

2010 Indoor: Was named USTFCCCA Southeast Region Men’s Field Athlete of the Year … Earned All-America honors in the Pole Vault, tying for fourth at the NCAA Championships (17-6.5, 5.35m)… Garnered All-ACC accolades in the Pole Vault, finishing third (17-0.75, 5.20m) … Met the NCAA qualifying standard in every competition on the season, posting a season-best mark of 17-7.75 (5.38m) with a win at the VT Elite Meet … Took first place at the Hokie Invitational (17-7.25, 5.37m).

2009 Outdoor: Won the national title in the pole vault at the Israel Athletics Championships to earn a bid to the World Championships … Cleared 17-08.75 to finish 16th in his section at the World Championships … Recorded his fourth All-America accolade in the pole vault, tying for fourth at the NCAA Championships … Cleared 17-06.50 at the meet … Registered outdoor season-best 17-11.75 en route to the ACC Championship in the pole vault … Tied for fifth at the NCAA East Regional, vaulting 16-11 … Earned automatic bid to the national meet with a 17-03 clearance in the jump off at the regional meet … Won the Liberty Invitational’s pole vault with a height of 16-00.75 … Earned mark of 16-06.75 for second place in the pole vault at the Sea Ray Relays.

2009 Indoor: Broke indoor pole vault school record with a clearance of 18-02.50 (5.55m) at the VT Elite Meet … Claimed third All-America career honor with a 17-10.50 effort in the pole vault, finishing second at the NCAA Championships… Captured ACC championship in the pole vault with a vault of 18-00.50 … Tied for second at the VT Challenge with a 17-05.50 clearance … Won the Liberty Kickoff’s pole vault, clearing 17-00.75.

2008 Outdoor: Registered a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships, matching former Hokie Brian Mondschein for the highest finish at the national meet by a Tech pole vaulter … Tied for second in the pole vault at the East Regional meet, clearing 17-05, to earn a trip to the NCAA Championships … Placed second at the ACC Championships with a height of 16-08.75 … Cleared 17-05 to win the pole vault at the Duke Invitational.

2008 Indoor: Garnered his first All-America honor with a fifth-place effort at the NCAA Championships, clearing 17-08.50 … Finished runner-up at the ACC Championships’ pole vault with a vault of 17-04.50 … Won the pole vault at the Penn State National Invite with a clearance of 17-04.50 … Vaulted 17-07.75 at the Virginia Tech Last Chance meet for fourth place.

2007 Outdoor: Did not compete.

2007 Indoor: Redshirted … Jumped 5.00m (16’4.75”) as an unattached competitor for an eighth-place finish in the pole vault at the VT Challenge.

High School: Finished 11th at the 2002 world junior championships ... Attended Ort Technikum Givataim and vaulted under coach Pavel Kogan ... Improved his vault by one meter during high school ... Cleared a personal best 5.30m (17’4.75”) during his senior season ... Also competed in the long jump ... Had a personal best long jump of 7.09m (23’3.25”).

Personal: Born December 22, 1983 in Nikolaev, Ukraine ... Son of Alexander and Margarita Olhovsky ... Economics and science double major.